Quantum Dynamical Studies of the Decomposition of Energetic Materials Containing Defect Structures.

Abstract

During the period of this project, fundamental research was carried out in the area of chemical reactivity at the surface of solid materials. Emphasis was also placed on the underlying energetic transfer processes to the bulk material due to atomic and molecular fragment impacts at the interface. A fully quantum multiple collision theory approach was developed to study energetic materials reactivity, and a discrete-continuum hybrid theory for energy transfer was formulated. A series of model studies were executed with the theoretical formulations. The results revealed many of the basic principles of reactivity and energy transfer operative at interfaces or found in the propagating fronts of energetic materials. The specific research carried out under this grant is summarized in the report. jg

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 23, 1995
Accession Number
ADA291456

Entities

People

  • Herschel A. Rabitz

Organizations

  • Princeton University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adsorbates
  • Availability
  • Bulk Materials
  • Classification
  • Collisions
  • Differential Cross Sections
  • Dynamics
  • Elastic Scattering
  • Energetic Materials
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Reactivities
  • Scattering
  • Surface Temperature
  • Waves

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Reinforced Composite Materials

Technology Areas

  • Quantum Computing